This work is a hands-on work, which you can follow step-by-step to generate your own clay animation short film, using a class project as an example. The camera you will be using is the you have already got - the on your smartphone!

Why take this coursework?

Are you a creative looking to tell tales in a brand spanking new medium?

Are you a parent looking for a work in clay animation for children? Kids under the age of 13 might need a set of adult-sized hands to help out in this work.

Or have you always loved claymation & desired to be a clay animator yourself?

In this work, you will learn:

The basics of animation
How to generate a script & storyboard for your animation
How to design a basic character using the medium of clay
How to build a set using a templates as a guide
How to lip-sync your characters mouths using tools like Audacity to help generate an exposure sheet
How to film using a smartphone app (on either iPhone or Android)
How to edit your film (using iMovie or Windows Film Maker)
Including the hands-on project, you can finish this work in a few hours, or over a series of weeks, depending on the way you need to generate your film!

About your work instructor:

Rachel Beaney is a clay animation hobbyist who has been generating clay animation on YouTube for years. He's researched how to generate clay animation & come up with simple & obtainable do-it-yourself solutions so you can generate cease motion animation at home.

Who ought to take this work?

This work is for somebody who is passionate about learning clay animation as a hobby at home.

You needn't have studied animation or film, but being passionate about learning, experimenting & generating is a must! Clay animation can be a slow method, so having patience pays off.

Having a basic understanding of computers will be a useful skill as they use different types of application along the way.

What are the work requirements?

You are welcome to watch the work to learn about the method, or you can follow along step-by-step & generate your film based on a class project.

If you are going to embark on a cease animation adventure, you will need a few supplies - but most of these you ought to have around the house.